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Amazing Spider-Man has reached its milestone 600th issue! That’s alot of Spidey. To celebrate, San Francisco’s Comic Outpost is holding a Spider-Man anniversary party on Wednesday, July 22. Comic Outpost has constructed a wall of all 600 issues of Amazing Spider-Man going back to issue #1 from 1963. It is probably an amazing site to take in. There will be raffles for signed books and a genuine chainsaw prop from Doctor Octopus emergency room scene in the Spider-Man 2 movie. “Way back in the early ’70s, my mother bought me my first comic, Marvel Team-Up #42, featuring Spider-Man and Vision. From that point I was hooked!” said Comic Outpost owner Gary Buechler. “Through the years, I’ve put together a full run of Amazing Spider-Man and it’s a kick to be able to display it in my own store! It’s an honor and a duty to help give back to all

Nintendo is gearing up for two fun events in New York. First up is this Saturday, July 11 at their Nintendo World Store. Nintendo is celebrating the launch of The Legendary Starfy in the United States. Starfy himself will be available for pictures with fans and people can win Starfy prizes. On Thursday, July 23, Nintendo will be at Military Island/Times Square for their Wii Sports Resort launch event. Military Island will turn into an urban island getaway where visitors can take a mini “vacation” courtesy of Nintendo. It will be like you are in California on the beach. The event is from 9am – 3pm. Here is the address for Military Island: Military Island/Times Square 7th Avenue and Broadway Between 43rd and 44th Streets, Manhattan, NY 10036 All the fun happens in New York! Follow

Guerilla Games have announced a new DLC pack called Napalm & Cordite. The DLC also includes a patch for new features and fixes. Here is the official lists of fixes from Playstation Blog: * Feature – Code support for DLC pack III “Napalm & Cordite”. The update will enable players to create games with the newest maps “Suljeva Cliffside” and “Arctower Landing” * Feature – Code support for DLC to allow the additions of the Flamethrower and the Boltgun to multiplayer. * Trophies – New trophies added for DLC pack III “Napalm and Cordite”. * Feature – Detailed information screen when browsing games. Items displayed include: Friendly Fire, Faction Balancing, Custom Weapons and Custom Badges as well as the region, game size, selected maps and allowed Missions and Badges. * Feature – Higher values for Bodycount mode. Players can now create games with 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 50, 100

Michael Jackson might be dead, but his legacy will live on and people will figure out various ways to make money. A video game starring Michael Jackson’s likeness and speech was recorded before the musician died. Now that game is being worked on for release. MJJ Productions has been working on the game for ‘several months’. The release is set for a Christmas 09 home console release. Lots of money to be made around the holidays. MJJ Productions rep said:“I am sure it will still be released. Michael loved games”. Follow

Last Night, Stealthyslyth and I talked about Parody novels during our ninth podcast. A warning that while the two of us strive to create a family friendly podcast, the subject matter of some of the books we discuss are not as friendly. Below are the notes from the show and books we talked about. Music Intro – Ghosts II #8 NIN Update – Stealthyslyth is still on her Dresden Files kick, and I’m still reading fairy tale retellings (currently Robin McKinley). Purpose of this Podcast – Parodies Peter David‘s Sir Apropos of Nothing series Pride and Prejudice and Zombies Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s childhood pal – Christopher Moore The Boomer Bible – R.F. Laird Star Wreck novels Bored of the Rings The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy – Douglas Adams Confessions of a Teen Sleuth – Chelsea Cain Rastus Reilly: or Dashiell Hammett, Charles Dickens, H.P.

Title: Honey and Clover (film) Language: Japanese Subtitles: yes (English) Number of Discs: 1 Runtime: 116 minutes Sometimes it’s good to go through your closet once in a while and pick up something totally different that you probably never got a chance to watch. This is fun especially if the film is good. Honey and Clover is that type of film. I have never seen the anime or read the manga so it was a totally fresh idea and I was completely blind to the story. It’s a good thing that I hadn’t seen the anime or read the manga, I really enjoyed the film. Plot Summary: The plot is simple. This is a story about five art school students that are just trying to find their way. They get lost in the progress and that is what makes life fun. It’s a movie about living and learning. It also

So, National Card Hockey League is a card game, sort of like the old “War” card game we’ve all played at some point or another. However, this version of the game, takes another twist by letting you choose a NHL team to represent and game to play against. Game play is in quarters, just like a hockey game, and you play your cards (players) using the player’s jersey number to match cards placed by your opponent. If you’re a fan of quick card games to play online, or games that incorporate hockey themes, this will definitely be one to keep an eye out for Since the game is still in development, there were several things that I saw that may be improved before you get to see the game. The graphics are still unpolished, but I’ve been told that when a final product is released that the graphics will match

Buy Magicians on Amazon! Brakebills College is not your average college, and Quentin Coldwater is not your average high school senior. And one very cold November day, a day in which Quentin should have been sitting down to an interview to get himself into Princeton, the two will meet and things will never be the same again. Quentin is not the happiest boy on the planet. For all the smarts he has, he’s just never really all that happy. He’s in love with a girl who doesn’t love him, and completely obsessed with a world that doesn’t exist: Fillory. But he has the brains to get into Princeton, so he walks into his interview….. and finds the professor is dead. A mysterious paramedic on the scene hands Quentin an envelope. When he opens it, he discovers it is a manuscript; the next book in the Fillory series. There is a

Gametrailers has released a new developer diary for Mass Effect 2. It’s four minutes of the developers talking about to expect from Mass Effect 2. Only watch if you aren’t upset by spoilers though. Follow